Article 1The purpose of this Act is to prevent real estate in areas surrounding important facilities and on remote territorial islands from being used for acts that impede the functions of those facilities and islands, to formulate a basic policy, designate monitored areas and special monitored areas, review the use of real estate in monitored areas, establish regulations for the use of the real estate, and measures for giving notification of contracts relating to real estate in special monitored areas, in order to support the lives of the public and contribute to protecting the territorial waters and national security of Japan.

Article 2(1)The term "real estate" as used in this Act means land or buildings.

(2)The term "important facilities" as used in this Act means the following facilities:

(3)The term "remote territorial islands" as used in this Act means:

(4)The term "functions of facilities" as used in this Act means:

(5)The term "functions of remote islands" as used in this Act means:

(6)When enacting, amending or repealing the Cabinet Order set forth in paragraph (2), item (iii), the Prime Minister must hear the opinions of the Council on the Use of Real Estate in advance.

Article 3The Prime Minister must ensure that measures taken under this Act are limited to the bare minimum necessary to prevent use of real estate in monitored areas that impedes the functions of important facilities and remote territorial islands, while giving due consideration to the protection of personal information.

Article 4(1)The Government must formulate a basic policy (hereafter in this Article referred to as the "Basic Policy") to prevent the use of real estate that impedes the functions of important facilities and remote territorial islands.

(2)The Basic Policy is to establish the following:

(3)The Prime Minister must formulate a draft of the Basic Policy and seek Cabinet approval of the Policy.

(4)If the Cabinet approval as prescribed in the preceding paragraph is given, the Prime Minister must make the Basic Policy public without delay.

(5)The provisions of preceding two paragraphs apply mutatis mutandis to any changes to the Basic Policy.

Article 5(1)The Prime Minister may designate as monitored areas those within a range of approximately 1,000 meters from important facilities or within remote territorial islands, if it is particularly necessary to prevent the use of real estate in those monitored areas that impedes the functions of the important facilities and remote territorial islands.

(2)When designating monitored areas, the Prime Minister must consult with the heads of relevant administrative organs and hear the opinion of the Council on the Use of Real Estate in advance.

(3)When designating monitored areas, the Prime Minister must make this fact and the relevant areas public in the Official Gazette.

(4)The designation of monitored areas comes into effect through publication under the preceding paragraph.

(5)After publicizing pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3), the Prime Minister must promptly notify the heads of the relevant local government of the designated areas and other particulars provided for by Cabinet Office Order.

(6)The provisions of paragraph (2) to the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis to deletion and changes to the designation of monitored areas. In cases in which this applies to the deletion of monitored areas, the phrase "this fact and the relevant areas" in paragraph (3) and the phrase "the designated areas and other particulars provided for by Cabinet Office Order" in the preceding paragraph are deemed to be replaced with "that fact".

Article 6The Prime Minister is to conduct a review of the use of real estate in monitored areas (referred to as a "review of the use of real estate" in paragraph (1) of the following Article and in Article 8).

Article 7(1)When necessary for reviews of the use of real estate, the Prime Minister may ask the heads of relevant administrative organs and local governments, and other executive agencies of relevant local governments to provide information on the names, addresses, and other matters provided for by Cabinet Order of users and related parties of the relevant real estate in monitored areas subject to those reviews.

(2)The heads of relevant administrative organs and local governments, and other executive agencies of relevant local governments are to provide the information prescribed in the preceding paragraph if required pursuant to the provisions of that paragraph.

Article 8The Prime Minister may request users or related parties of real estate in monitored areas to provide reports or written materials on its use if the Prime Minister finds it necessary for reviews of the use of real estate, even after requesting the information under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article.

Article 9(1)If the Prime Minister finds that a user of real estate in a monitored area uses it in a way which impedes the functions of important facilities or remote territorial islands or that there is a clear risk that the user will do so, they may recommend, after consulting with the Council on the Use of Real Estate, that the user takes necessary measures to prevent the real estate being used in a way that interferes with their functions.

(2)If a person who received a recommendation under the preceding paragraph does not take the recommended action without any justifiable ground for not doing so, the Prime Minister may order that person to take that action.

Article 10(1)If a person who received a recommendation under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article or order under paragraph (2) of that Article (hereinafter referred to as a "recommendation" in this paragraph and paragraph (1) of the following Article) suffers a loss or inflicts a loss on others as a result of taking measures under that recommendation, the Prime Minister compensates the persons who suffered a loss for the amount of loss that would normally occur; provided, however, that, if any other law exists (including orders based on laws and ordinances) that stipulates that permission from or a disposition by an administrative agency should be obtained to conduct an act under that recommendation (excluding those that stipulate that losses should be compensated to persons who suffered a loss due to the inability to obtain that permission or other disposition), this does not apply to measures under that recommendation in cases in which the application for the permission or other disposition is rejected or falls under a case in which it should be rejected.

(2)The Prime Minister and any person who suffered a loss must hold a consultation with each other on the compensation under the preceding paragraph.

(3)If the consultation under the preceding paragraph is unsuccessful, the Prime Minister or the person who suffered the loss may apply to the Expropriation Committee for a determination under Article 94, paragraph (2) of the Land Expropriation Act (Act No. 219 of 1951) pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Order.

Article 11(1)The Prime Minister is to purchase real estate in monitored areas if the owner offers the purchase of its real estate right (meaning the right of ownership of land or buildings (including superficies or leasehold rights of land for the purpose of owning that building); the same applies hereinafter in this Article), due to the fact that measures under the abovementioned recommendation will cause significant hindrance to the use of that real estate, unless it is to be purchased under paragraph (3) or there are special circumstances preventing this.

(2)If the Prime Minister has received an offer set forth in the preceding paragraph and a national administrative agency wishes to purchase those rights, the Prime Minister may determine the head of that agency as the counterparty to purchase those rights.

(3)In a case under the preceding paragraph, the head of the agency designated as the counterparty for the purchase of the rights is to purchase those rights.

(4)The price of the purchase under paragraph (1) or the preceding paragraph is to be the market price.

Article 12(1)The Prime Minister may designate monitored areas as special monitored areas if important facilities in those areas are specified important facilities (facilities whose functions are of particular importance or are vulnerable, and cannot be easily substituted; the same applies in paragraph (1) of the following Article) or if remote territorial islands in those areas are specified remote territorial islands (islands whose functions are of particular importance or are vulnerable, and cannot be easily substituted; the same applies in paragraph (1) of the following Article).

(2)When designating special monitored areas, the Prime Minister must consult with the heads of relevant administrative organs and hear the opinion of the Council on the Use of Real Estate in advance.

(3)When designating special monitored areas, the Prime Minister must make this fact and the designated areas public in the Official Gazette.

(4)Designation of special monitored areas becomes effective through the publication under the preceding paragraph.

(5)After publicizing pursuant to paragraph (3), the Prime Minister must promptly notify the heads of the relevant local governments of the designated monitored areas and other particulars provided for by Cabinet Office Order.

(6)If there is any change to the coverage of monitored areas based on which special monitored areas have been designated, the designation of those special monitored areas is deemed to have changed to cover the monitored areas after the change.In this case, the Prime Minister must make this public in the Official Gazette.

(7)The provisions of paragraphs (2) through (5) apply mutatis mutandis to the deletion of special monitored areas.In this case, the phrase "this fact and the designated areas" in paragraph (3), and the phrase "the designated monitored areas and other particulars provided for by Cabinet Office Ordinance" in paragraph (5) are deemed to be replaced with "that fact".

(8)If monitored areas were also designated as special monitored areas, and the designation of those monitored areas has been discontinued, the designation of those special monitored areas is deemed to be discontinued.In this case, the provisions of the second sentence of paragraph (6) apply mutatis mutandis.

Article 13(1)Before concluding a contract of the transfer or establishment of an ownership right on the real estate in special monitored areas (excluding real estate having an area which is smaller than prescribed by Cabinet Order as not less than 200 square meters; the same applies in this paragraph and paragraph (3) (or in cases of buildings, those having a floor area which is smaller than that; the same applies in item (ii))) or any other right for the purpose of owning that real estate (hereinafter referred to as a "real estate ownership right"), the parties must notify the Prime Minister in advance of the following particulars pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Office Order (the contract mentioned above includes plans to form the contract, and excludes contracts in which the national government, a local government, or another person as provided for by Cabinet Order is a party to whom the real estate ownership right is transferred or under whose title it is established, and also excludes contracts as provided for by Cabinet Order as having little risk of leading to use of the relevant real estate that impedes the functions of important facilities and remote territorial islands after the real estate ownership right has been transferred or established; hereafter in this Article and in Article 26, paragraph (1) referred to as a "real estate transaction contract"):

(2)The provisions of the preceding paragraph do not apply to real estate transaction contracts concluded through conciliation under the Civil Conciliation Act (Act No. 222 of 1951) or due to other causes provided for by Cabinet Order.

(3)If a real estate transaction contract is concluded on the real estate in special monitored areas due to the causes under the preceding paragraph, the parties to that real estate transaction contract must file a notification providing the information listed in each item of paragraph (1) to the Prime Minister within two weeks from the date of the contract pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Office Order.

(4)Upon receiving notification under paragraph (1) or the preceding paragraph, the Prime Minister is to conduct a review of the matters listed in each item of paragraph (1).

(5)The provisions of Articles 7 and 8 apply mutatis mutandis to the review under the preceding paragraph.

Article 14(1)The Council on the Use of Real Estate (hereinafter referred to as "the Council") is to be established in the Cabinet Office.

(2)The Council is responsible for the following administrative affairs:

Article 15(1)The Council is to consist of ten members or less.

(2)Expert advisors may be assigned to the Council if it is necessary for research on specialized matters.

Article 16(1)Members of the Council are appointed by the Prime Minister from among those who have outstanding insight into law, international affairs, domestic and foreign social and economic circumstances, and trends in the management and use of real estate.

(2)Expert advisors are appointed by the Prime Minister from among those who have outstanding insight into the specialized matters referred to in paragraph (2) of the preceding Article.

Article 17(1)The term of office for council members is two years; provided, however, that the term of office for replacement committee members is for the remaining term of the replaced member.

(2)Council members may be re-appointed.

(3)Expert advisors are to be dismissed upon conclusion of the relevant research on specialized matters referred to in Article 15, paragraph (2) which they have been assigned to conduct.

(4)Council members and expert advisors are employed on a part-time basis.

Article 18(1)The Council appoints a chairperson, who is elected by council members.

(2)The chairperson is in charge of the affairs of the Council and represents the Council.

(3)If the chairperson is unable to perform their duties, a pre-nominated council member performs chairperson's duties in their place.

Article 19If the Council finds it necessary to do so in order to conduct administrative affairs under its jurisdiction, it may request the heads of relevant administrative organs to provide relevant written materials, opinions, and explanations, and cooperate in other necessary ways.

Article 20Beyond what is provided for in this Act, necessary matters involving the Council are provided for by Cabinet Order.

Article 21(1)If finding it necessary for the prevention of the use of real estate in monitored areas that impedes their functions of important facilities and remote territorial islands, the Prime Minister may provide the heads of relevant administrative organs with information that helps prevent impairing the functions of those facilities and islands.

(2)If there are measures provided for in the provisions of other laws that can be implemented to prevent the use of real estate in monitored areas that impedes the functions of important facilities and remote territorial islands, and the Prime Minister finds it necessary to implement those measures promptly for that purpose, they may request the minister with jurisdiction over the relevant administrative affairs for their implementation promptly.

(3)If the Prime Minister makes a request for the prompt implementation of the measures pursuant to the preceding paragraph, they may request the minister in charge to report on the status of the implementation.

Article 22If the Prime Minister finds it necessary for the accomplishment of the purpose of this Act, they may request the heads of relevant administrative organs and local governments, and other executive agencies of relevant local governments to provide relevant written materials and opinions, and cooperate in other ways.

Article 23If the Government finds it necessary to appropriately manage real estate in monitored areas in order to prevent use of that real estate that impedes the functions of important facilities and remote territorial islands, the Government is to endeavor to purchase the real estate ownership right, superficies or other rights for the purpose of use and revenue, or take other necessary measures.

Article 24Beyond what is provided for in this Act, necessary matters for the implementation of this Act are established by Cabinet Office Order.

Article 25A person who violates an order under Article 9, paragraph (2) is subject to imprisonment for not more than two years or a fine not exceeding 2,000,000 yen, or both.

Article 26A person who falls under any of the following items is subject to imprisonment for not more than six months or a fine not exceeding 1,000,000 yen:

Article 27A person who has failed to provide a report or written materials under Article 8 (including as applied mutatis mutandis to Article 13, paragraph (5); the same hereafter in this Article) or has submitted a false report or material in place of that under Article 8, is subject to a fine not exceeding 300,000 yen.

Article 28If a representative of a corporation, or an agent, employee or other worker of a corporation or individual, commits a violation under any of the three preceding Articles, the violator is subject to punishment, and the relevant corporation and individual is also subject to the fine prescribed in each of those Articles.